Somayya Jabarti

Somayya Anwar Jabarti (born 1971) is the first woman editor in chief of a Saudi Arabian national newspaper, Saudi Gazette.^[1]^[2]

Somayya has reported on a spectrum of subjects from women’s issues to the stepping down of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She was the only Saudi reporter on the ground in the midst of the revolution in Tahrir Square.^{[citation needed]}

Selected as one of the BBC 100 Women List in 2015, Jabarti was listed as one of Arabian Business Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2014 and 2015 and among Alarabiya's Top 10 Muslim women in 2014

References

^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (2014-02-17). "Saudi Arabia's first female editor of national newspaper appointed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^ Jabarti, Somayya (2014-12-19). "10 top Muslim women who made headlines in 2014". Saudigazette. Retrieved 2018-01-07.

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[1] Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (2014-02-17). "Saudi Arabia's first female editor of national newspaper appointed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-01-07.

[2] Jabarti, Somayya (2014-12-19). "10 top Muslim women who made headlines in 2014". Saudigazette. Retrieved 2018-01-07.

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